Amazon Suspended – How to get back?

Did Amazon suspend your account? I have been there. It’s the worst thing that ever happened to me. I was under so much stress that I even had to take antidepressant drugs.

There are thousands of people out there who have lost their Amazon seller accounts over the last couple of months. You are certainly not alone.

I tried everything to open a new Amazon account. However, every single time my new account was banned again within 1 or 2 days.

I am really glad I found this guide written by Bergmann. If you are seriously looking for a way on how to set up a new account in an ethical and legal way, you should check out this Beat Amazon Suspension guide.

Do not underestimate Amazon. If you think that you can easily create accounts without them tracing you, you’re probably wrong! Here’s the thing: whether you like it or not, you are leaving your so-called footprint every time you log on to the internet. These footprints of yours are then traced by the companies who want to track you down. It’s very easy for them to do that.

Peter Bergmann has a very clear understanding of the sneaky methods that Amazon applies to suspend new accounts. Actually, what Amazon usually does is use your old account to trace your new account. You will get all the information and help you need on creating new Amazon Seller accounts and avoid being tracked down.

Bergmann also gave me personal support via email, as I am not that good with computers. It never took him longer than 12 hours to reply to my emails.

I have been back selling on Amazon for more than 3 months now and I am very thankful to have my business back. I kept a copy of Bergmann’s Amazon Suspension report on my computer; I also opened a second Amazon emergency backup account so that the next time Amazon decide to suspend my account for no reason, I am prepared.

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26 thoughts on “Amazon Suspended – How to get back?”

I was selling on Amazon for 2 years….Had income generation of 20,000 a month. I sell on other platforms. ECrater, Newegg, Ebay, Sears, and even Liquidation.com but nothing has the traffic and full profit potential that Amazon had. I’ve had account reviews for dumb stuff but I got that dread account suspended and pending review.
I got an A-Z claim because Amazon tracking is off and the buyer recieved his item 3 days before tracking time.
Policy violations for having contact with customers during the transaction.
A bad review for a product that a customer wanted a return after 30 Days and I wouldn’t grant it to him.
For anyone thinking of selling on Amazon, their business model and structure does not make it very movable for small sellers.
You have to be almost absolutely perfect. Only 1/100 orders can be defective. And when I mean defective,not a return. A-Z claim (no matter what it is), Bad feedback (even for a product),or a chargeback.
Having 2/221 Short Term & 2/256 Long Term ODR, 97% Positive Feedback, and 20,000 in sales isn’t good enough for these guys.
Get one ODR, A-Z, or even worst a report of a counterfeit, your through.
My advice to any new sellers on going into Amazon:

1)Get a Sales Tax/Resale Certificate to get items from real Distributors
2)Have an established store on E-Bay,Newegg, or Rakuten (maybe even your own store) to have repeat customers and another selling platform.
3)Have another Amazon dummy account just in case…you never know when that dreaded suspension will hit you.
4)Do not…and I mean DO NOT DO FBA…If you are under review or suspended. Your money and YOUR INVENTORY WILL BE HELD FOR 90 DAYS.
5)Do not and I mean absolutely DO NOT SELL OVER 20,000p/yr or even a month on Amazon.
I know the traffic and numbers are tempting but I tell you why.
If you do go over 20,000,now you have to have a Tax ID or provide an SSN.
If you provide a Tax-ID,you can get a silent partner and sign off on the W-1099.
If not, you have to give your SSN. So be prepared to get banned from ALL accounts if you do that.
Furthermore,they’ll have less to hold if they do an account review and suspension.
Many have gone through this. Many say this is worst that a E-Bay suspension and more complicated to overcome.
I wish you guys all the best as myself because we are all vendors trying to make a living and a dream with our companies and who we build them with.
I just hope it gets easier to move around suspensions and get back to where we are all making money, living our dreams, and taking care of our loved ones.
Thanks for reading my journey.Thanks. Great Blessings. And Godspeed.
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Our account just got shut down after 2+ years doing over $1+ million in sales, perfect seller standing 100%, perfect feedback, everything. We got accused of selling counterfeit products, and provided 1 year of receipts for every single item we purchased, to no avail. They are holding $150k cash and $300K + in FBA inventory right now, devastating…

Lets open a white house petition so if we get enough petition the White house will open a case against amazon they should not be allowed to do business this way they are a monopoly if anyone beats them, so way they kick them right out, if u buy from amazon anything and there was a issues with shipping they remove the feed instantly, if its from a seller you have to actually pay or beg the customer to remove it, this is only 1 issue there is 100’s of monopoly tricks they violate.

Screw Amazon. That platform is designed to make you into a sharecropper on the Bezos plantation. Their business model is destroying everything they touch and then trying to monopolize each industry they’ve destroyed. The whole thing is a ponzi scheme that requires constant incoming investments … which they promptly lose.

Since my amazon account was suspended after 10 years of business in Amazon, I am so desperate to reopen the account.

After 3 months of suspension, I realized that my account won’t be open again. Therefore, I open another business account with new EIN number new address.
Then I opened up the new account again, but it was suspended right away. Now, I need to make sure what I need to change it before I open another new account.

I just opened a new business name again. I will use a different address, phone number as well.

Without going into a long story, the seller account was suspended in mid-2012, because the descriptions did not match the items being sold. In short, an upload was done, and that upload was not properly QC’ed. As such, there were listings live with incorrect specs and images. Amazon Marketplace employees charged with protecting the integrity of the marketplace, found these listings and placed fake / ghost orders for those pieces. When those items with incorrect information were received A-Z disputes were opened on each test order. In my opinion, the company should have “taken its lumps,” apologized profusely for the errors, offered partial / full refunds, and done everything possible to keep the “clients” happy. Unfortunately this was not done, and shortly thereafter the account was suspended.

*Prior to working with this client, I’ve been involved with 5 other online jewelers, including three of the big ones. I’ve worked at almost every level of the online jewelry industry, and as such I am acutely aware of the importance of kissing Amazon ass as much as possible. I recognize the need to be subservient to the almighty beast that is Amazon, in order to protect a seller account, and pittance of profits they allow people to earn.

Unfortunately, two previous attempts to appeal the suspension have failed. For what it’s worth, I disagree with the direction taken by the former employees who initiated those appeals, and furthermore, I question the tone those appeals were written in. In short, the first appeal was likely written when tensions and tempers were high, considering that it was argued that ours was a little mistake, and that the shoppers (Amazon) were nit-picking our errors, and were being unethical by placing test orders. The second appeal was simply re-stated the case, and explained that we were very sorry about the error, and that a lot of money was spent to ensure that such errors cannot happen again. But my Amazon account is still suspended.

Again, I want to sincerely thank you for all your generosity in sharing your experience and knowledge on this issue with the Beat Amazon Suspension guide.
I’m sure you hear this all the time, but I built my company from literally one item and myself some 15 months ago to processing over 80,000 orders and a staff of 5 only to have everything crumble literally overnight for reasons I still do not know.

So, it goes without saying that your guidance has been invaluable to myself and the people who’s livelihood is at stake. I also wanted to mention that assuming we continue on a positive track and get back to “normal”, so to speak, I’m happy to write a review or give you a full throated endorsement or whatever, if this would help your cause. I have been a business owner for over 30 years and this episode has shaken me to the core and frankly, that’s not easy to do….LOL

I am from China, I study here in the US business management. I used to finance my stay here in the US with selling iPhone accessories my uncle sent me from Shenzhen. Before Christmas my Amazon account got banned. I have no money left. I maybe have to stop studying if I can not find a way again to make money here in the USA.

I was suspended by Amazon in October of 2011, just in time for the holiday rush. They froze my money for 90 days and still charged me user fees. I inquired about starting back up and they sent me an e-mail stating I’m permanently blocked. My account had only been open three months and I had sold almost 800 items but I only received ~30 reviews and one of them was bad. I challenged them on their fuzzy math calculations (1/30 vs 1/800) and still got blocked. After I got suspended, I began to notice the “Big Guy” sellers raising the sales price of the items I was moving for less. There has to be collusion involved. I would like to begin selling again. I will check out your book and report back if it works (I’m just worried about getting my money tied up again)

I am from the USA. I used to live the “4 hour work week” and travel around the world. I spend the last 2 years in South East Asia. The last years were the best years of my live until Amazon suspended my account. I am f*&ed. It feels like waking up from a beautiful dream returning to reality.

I was suspended today after eight years. A year ago I had almost a 5.00 and I was making money. The recession hit and my sales plummetted and you cannot be a low volume seller on amazon because the new customer metrics system does not take into account this. One refund and your out . truth is unless you agree to be their 24 hour slave you cant stay there. the MBA s won. Now they have a new tracking system where they see how many seconds it takes to answer an email and you will be rated on that too.
I dont know if I want to be reinstated. I am tired of running to the post office for 6.00 books. maybe the internet isnt what it was cracked up to be

Thank you for your review. I really liked Amazon, when the company still was younger. My impression is that they turn more and more into an evil enterprise. I was suspended from Amazon, and they just refuse to give me any explanation to what I did wrong.
It’s not only Amazon I think eBay and PayPal are getting evil as well.
The issue is that they only care about their profits.

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Rick Cox

I run my own e-commerce business for many years, recently Amazon decided to suspended my account. I am very disappointed how I was treated by Amazon. This made decide to create this blog to share my horrible experience I had with Amazon.